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Murder by illusion.

1986109 min6.6 / 10

A clever, high-stakes thriller about deception and survival where a resourceful stuntman outsmarts corrupt government agents and mobsters using his mastery of illusion.

A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents.

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